2-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant declared self-defense in a 2022 pickup game incident, with a Tennessee judge ruling for civil immunity under state self-defense law.

2-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant has been declared to have acted in self-defense by a Tennessee judge, after a teenager accused him of punching him during a pickup game at his parents' home in 2022. The judge ruled that Morant "enjoys a presumption of civil immunity," citing Tennessee law on self-defense. The incident involved a 17-year-old, Joshua Holloway, who had been invited to play at the Morant family home and later sued the basketball star.